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#ECDAE6

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #ECDAE6

With the hex code #ECDAE6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAECE0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green218
Blue230

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ECDAE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE6.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #ECDAE6.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDAE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDAE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADDE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE0E5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEDADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDAE6?

With the hex code #ECDAE6, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 85% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDAE6?

Use black text. Black on #ECDAE6 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDAE6?

Its complementary colour is #DAECE0, and analogous partners are #E9DAEC and #ECDADD.